ABW Quick Start

Get Started Without the Heavy Investment

Starting your ERP journey doesn't have to mean a significant upfront technology investment. ABW is designed to get your business up and running quickly and cost-effectively — leveraging powerful tools you may not even know you already have access to.

Microsoft SQL Express — A Hidden Cost Advantage

Many businesses are unaware that Microsoft provides SQL Server Express at no cost with every Windows Server license. For small businesses and startups, this represents a meaningful cost-saving opportunity that eliminates one of the most common barriers to ERP adoption.

SQL Express is an ideal foundation for companies that are:

• Running up to 10–15 users on a single system
• Managing databases up to 10 GB in size
• Seeking a powerful, enterprise-grade data platform without the enterprise price tag

It's a straightforward, proven path to getting started — with the confidence that your data is backed by Microsoft's industry-leading technology.

Outgrown Your Accounting Software? There's a Better Way.

If your business started with a basic accounting system and you're finding it no longer keeps pace with your growth, it's time for the next step. ABW 2026 Quick Start is purpose-built for businesses ready to move beyond entry-level software and into a fully integrated ERP — without the complexity or cost of a traditional enterprise implementation.

Quick Start gives you a clear, efficient path from where you are today to where your business needs to be.

• Sales - Multiple Warehouses and Order Types
• Shipping - Shippers and Bill of Lading Formatted to Your Requirements
• Invoicing - Shippers Turned into Invoices, Memos; Email to Your Customers
• Inventory Control - Lot, Serial, and Bin Inventory, Cycle Counting, Physical Inventory
• Material Requirements - Proven MRP Providing Multiple Planning Models
• Bill of Materials - Includes Routing Steps and Outside Processes, Indented Levels
• Product Costing - Automatically Rolls Up Standard Cost
• Work Orders - Generated from Sales Orders or Set Up using Your Production Schedule
• Material Tracking - Backflushing and Picklists Supported
• Labor Processing - Actual and Standard Labor Supported
• Job Costing - Drill Down to the Lowest Detail
• Purchasing - Multiple PO Types, Receiving, Interfaces to Accounts Payable
• Outside Processing - Track Material to and from Each Processor and On-Hand Quantities
• Accounts Receivable - Cash Receipts, Aged Trial Balance, Credit Analysis
• Accounts Payable - 3-Way Match between PO, Receiver, and Invoice; Check Writing
• Payroll - Multiple Departments, Pay Methods, 941 and W-2 Generation
• General Ledger - All Modules Update the Accounts; All Controlled by Your Setup
• Transaction Drill Down - Take Any G/L Account and Drill Down to the Source Transaction
• Financial Reporting - Very Flexible, Simple User-Defined Reports to Complex Analysis
• Data Export - Allows Users to Export Data to Excel Without Worrying About the Details
• Ad Hoc Reporting - Microsoft Reporting Tool Allows Us to Customize Reports for You
• MSSQL - Based on Microsoft SQL Server, with Virtually Unlimited Growth in Data
• Microsoft-Based Tools - All Development Tools are from Microsoft; No Third-Party Tools
• No Recurring Maintenance - Never Any Recurring Annual Maintenance Fees
• Service As Needed - We are there When You Need Us, but We Do Not Force Upgrades on You
• Full Source Code - All the Source Code is Available to You and Your Staff